"Weaponizing Water: Can Geneva Reverse the Trend?" Panel

Nov 12, 2024 | Geneva Water Hub and the Geneva Graduate Institute
Geneva, Switzerland
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The use of water in war is as devastating as it is fashionable. The predictable spread of disease and long-term environmental degradation guarantee civilians bear the burden. The panel will explore the extent to which international Geneva, law, outrage, or alliances can reverse the trend – and the consequences if it cannot.

Host

• Marie-Laure Salles, Director – Geneva Graduate Institute

Panel

• Andrew Clapham, Professor of International Law - Geneva Graduate Institute
• David Kaelin, Urban Services and Policy Advisor – ICRC 
• Gunjan Shree, Student for the Applied Research Project on the Weaponization of Water, Geneva Graduate Institute 
• Jana Urh Lesjak, Deputy Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the UN 
• Mark Zeitoun, Director General, Geneva Water Hub and Professor of Water Diplomacy, Geneva Graduate Institute

Discussants

• HE Anita Pipan (tbc) – Ambassador of Slovenia to the UN in Geneva
• HE Febrian A. Ruddyard (tbc) – Ambassador of Indonesia to the UN in Geneva